QuikSCAT decadal climatology in the context of multi-decadal variability and changeShang-Ping Xie (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)

Studies of the Effects of Rain on the Performance of the SMAP Radiometer Surface Salinity Estimates and Applications to Remote Sensing of River PlumesDavid E. Weissman (Hofstra University) and Steven L. Morey (COAPS/FSU)

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Update to âDiurnal variations of Ï0 over land from RapidScat Observationsâ: Monitoring vegetation dynamics in the AmazonAaron Paget (University of Connecticut), Tim van Emmerik, Susan Steele-Dunne and Nick van de Giesen

Climate signals in the ocean surface winds: Using QuikSCAT, ASCAT, and OSCAT to detect trends in the Hadley cell width and intensity and to study their intra-seasonal, seasonal and diurnal variabilitySvetla Hristova-Veleva (JPL), Ziad Haddad, Ernesto Rodriguez, and Bryan Stiles